Founded in 1936, the ICA is one of the oldest museums dedicated to contemporary art in the United States. On this special anniversary, 90 YEARS revisits nine exhibitions and initiatives from the ICA’s history, tracing the museum’s evolution alongside the ever-changing landscape of contemporary art. Join Curatorial Assistant Max Gruber for a conversation about pivotal moments in the ICA’s history with a focus on the landmark 1941 exhibition Modern Mexican Painters.
About Max Gruber
Max Gruber is Curatorial Assistant at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. He has contributed to several ICA exhibitions, including Tau Lewis: Spirit Level, The Gun Violence Memorial Project, Charles Atlas: About Time, and An Indigenous Present. Before joining the ICA, Gruber contributed to the exhibition and accompanying publication for Humane Ecology: Eight Positions at the Clark Art Institute. He holds an M.A. in the History of Art from Williams College.
